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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSteve Diamond leads Premiership’s Director of Rugby of the Season shortlist
Steve Diamond has been shortlisted to be named Director of Rugby of the Season on the back of a sensational season...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 12 years agoBath down London Wasps to reach Amlin Cup final
Bath will take on Northampton in the Amlin Challenge Cup final after beating London Wasps 24-18 at Adams Park today. Rob...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful
There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Big Man’s dynasty is thriving at Tigers
When Frank Whitcombe signed for Broughton Rangers at Belle Vue in Manchester, they gave him £100 and a keeper’s job at...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoOld Warhorse Nathan Hines desperate to avenge Toulon ‘body blow’
Clermont second row Nathan Hines believes multi-tasking Saracens are a bigger threat to his side’s league and cup double-winning ambitions than...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Brad Barritt about Saracens and England
Brad Barritt is not going to see the England No.12 jersey handed over to Billy Twelvetrees, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, or...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The day that Munster found vintage form in Bordeaux
Munster‘s love affair with the Heineken Cup has become the stuff of legend but in nearly two decades I recall no...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoMike Brown has his heart on sleeve, just like Roy Keane
It is Tuesday afternoon at the Surrey Sports Park and Harlequins‘ training finished 45 minutes ago. While the majority of players...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Niki Goneva give Leicester Tigers real title potential
You have to admire Saracens. They have lost only two games this season, and one more victory will see them home...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Game’s flashpoints stem from inconsistent refereeing
Empathy. Consistency. Clarity. Accuracy. All those crucial factors were missing for large tracts of the officiating in the Wild West Premiership...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoCourtney Lawes still dishes it out but is not so hit and miss
If anyone was in doubt that Courtney Lawes can still deliver big hits with the best of them, then look no...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBarbarians match bid snubbed by Wales
The Barbarians have been snubbed by Wales after offering them a home match as preparation for their Test series in South...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Jamie Noon calls for leniency on England’s selection policy
Former England centre Jamie Noon believes the RFU should take a more relaxed stance when it comes to picking France-based players.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSky Sports steal Top14 rights from BT Sports
Sky Sports have signed a broadcasting deal to show the French Top14 for the next five years. The French league is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Fitzy’s, fiddlers and film stars..no, we’ll never forget the craic
It won’t just be London Irish fans and members bidding a fond farewell to Sunbury next month when the JCBs start...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: It’s a worry when even Tredegar ‘hit rocks’
As the birthplace of Aneurin Bevan and cradle of the National Health Service, Tredegar has a history of global renown. The...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDon’t pick Steffon Armitage for England, says Nick Easter
Nick Easter is a fully paid-up member of the Steffon Armitage fan club but is not clamouring for the openside to...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEXCLUSIVE video from Waisele Serevi
In this EXCLUSIVE teaser to next week’s CNN Rugby Sevens Worldwide, Waisele Serevi remembers his best Hong Kong Sevens memories. The full...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Matt Giteau counts his blessings amid sun, sea and rugby stars
There was a fascinating cameo for people watchers at the end of Toulon‘s mighty win over Leinster at Stade Felix Mayol...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Reduce top-flight payments and grow grassroots game
The debate by the RFU council this week about the restructuring of lower leagues has opened a can of worms that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoEnglish kids can end Gavin Henson’s Wales dream
Gavin Henson hopes a fresh contract and new found stability at Bath can pave the way for a Wales recall before...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoBristol’s big guns ‘will fire them to promotion’
Bristol’s experience on and off the field will carry them across the Championship promotion line to the Aviva Premiership, according to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: John Bull agenda is robbing England of some top talent
There is much to admire about Stuart Lancaster‘s England but I remain unconvinced by this “Little England” attitude which bars prospective...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Gavin Henson’s coming back to best – and it’s great to see
Gavin Henson proved the other week against Brive what we have all known throughout his career: the guy can really play....
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoNow the Turks want to get slice of new European Cup
The new European Rugby Champions’ Cup is preparing for take-off with the airline who signed Lionel Messi during their sponsorship of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Why life’s not so simple in this new European utopia
Delays, debates and rows, just another week of life in the sport we recognise as professional rugby. The delays in the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Brive and bloody, the short reign of French mavericks
It is 16 years since Brive clashed with Bath in the 1998 Heineken Cup final in Bordeaux and at the time...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoMemo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available
Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoMark Bright became exile after his hopes were dimmed by Thomas Waldrom
London Scottish No.8 Mark Bright has few regrets, but he can still recall how Thomas Waldrom once cost him the chance...
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European Rugby
/ 12 years agoEuropean Rugby Statement
After months of negotiation, the future of European rugby has been decided today with the release of the following statement from...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Launchbury about Wasps’ late season challenges and his advancement with England
Joe Launchbury does not conform to the old school second row stereotype. His face doesn’t look as if it’s been flirting...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Village that beat the All Blacks is rotting away
Of all the villages in Britain, only one can lay claim to a dual role in a victory over the All...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“Year long slog left me in dip,” says Mako Vunipola
Mako Vunipola has revealed how post-Lions fatigue caused his form to dip dramatically.
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoJared Payne banned for two weeks
Jared Payne has been suspended for two weeks following his red card against Saracens in the Heineken Cup quart-finals on Saturday....
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoPeter O’Mahony to have shoulder surgery
Munster Heineken Cup hopes have been dealt a big blow with the news that captain Peter O’Mahony is to undergo reconstructive...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoAnthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon
Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Here’s how All Blacks Test could have moved
There are times when it is blatantly obvious that the standards of excellence now demanded of England’s professional rugby players are...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Steve Diamond has more polish but can still spot a gem
There was a time Sale boss Steve Diamond might have brooded for a week or more after the disappointing Amlin Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoJared Payne red card hearing
Jared Payne will appear in front of a disciplinary committee tomorrow over the red card he received during the Heineken Cup...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoRFU fail in bid to get All Blacks Test switch
Concerted attempts by the RFU to change the Test schedule for England’s summer tour of New Zealand in June have failed.
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European Challenge Cup
/ 12 years agoLondon Wasps and Bath set up all-English Amlin Cup semi-final
London Wasps have set up an all-English Amlin Cup semi-final against Bath after beating Gloucester 36-24 at Adams Park tonight. The...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoToulon beat Leinster to march on to Heineken Cup semi-final
Brian O’Driscoll has played his last Heineken Cup game as Leinster crashed out in the quarter-finals losing to Toulon 29-14 at...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoLondon Welsh commits to Oxfordshire
London Welsh confirmed its long-term commitment to play in Oxfordshire, as revealed in The Rugby Paper back in November, with the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: The rise of rugby in Japan
Christina Macfarlane looks at the rise of rugby in an unlikely place. Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘Rugby Sevens Worldwide’, sponsored by...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoRichard Wigglesworth: Saracens have to embrace not fear Ravenhill
Mark McCall’s Saracens travel to Ulster tomorrow for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth hopes they can embrace the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Penalties are becoming too important in rugby
Some interesting ideas have come from Australia this week as they prepare to launch the new National Rugby Championship which they...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Balm before the storm: England’s 1914 Slam
Exactly 100 years ago the rugby season in England was fast drawing innocently to a close. In those days, with most...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoJames Hook can freshen up Warren Gatland’s game-plan
Sonny Parker believes Wales are going stale under head coach Warren Gatland and calls for a return of James Hook.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoSir Ian McGeechan urges SRU To nurture talent with London Scottish
Sir Ian McGeechan has called on Scotland Rugby to utilise London Scottish in order to create greater depth in its national...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Saracens lock George Kruis
George Kruis believes that Saracens have an edge when it comes to the business end of the season because they know...
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